3D Design

Assessment

Project one: Year 12 6 to 8 weeks (approx.) are used for introducing basic skills, the formal elements and introducing the specification requirements including presentation of work and making connections with the work of others. Project two Year: 12 14 to 16 weeks (approx.) are used to enable students to develop a personal project, which covers the requirements of Component 1 on a smaller scale. Full coverage of the assessment objectives and the conclusion with a resolved outcome, referencing the work of others is considered. Although ideas may springboard from this project or the weeks of mini skills building workshops. Project three: Year 12 and Year 13 Component 1 16 to 24 weeks (approx.) • Component 1 is a sustained and focused investigation in response to an issue, theme or idea identified and chosen by the student. • It is a practical body of work, which is supported by written material of between 1000 and 3000 words. (Annotations and notes do not form part of the word count.) • Work submitted for assessment must evidence coverage of all four assessment objectives, which are marked holistically. • The personal investigation will be assessed as a whole. Evidence of meeting the requirements of all the assessment objectives must be evident in the written and practical work. • There should be clear development of ideas and techniques based upon the students’ intentions. • Component 1 is not a portfolio and should not contain additional material or projects that are not related to the student’s personal investigation. • Presentation of work can be physical or digital sketchbooks, boards, models or a combination of all these approaches. Project four: Year 13 Component 210 to12 weeks (approx.) • Component 2, The externally set assignment (ESA) provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to develop and explore ideas relevant to an externally set starting point. • Students are required to realise their intentions in an outcome or series of outcomes during the period of supervised time. • Only work produced during the period of preparatory study and within the 15 hours of supervised time may be submitted for assessment. • Work produced during the preparatory period and the 15 hours of supervised time, will be marked holistically.